Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tubal_ligation

1 sense of tubal ligation

Sense 1
tubal ligation -- (a sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the ligations)
       => ligation -- ((surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery))
       => surgical contraception -- (contraception by surgical sterilization)